Fourth Sunday after Pentecost June 20, 2021 June 20, 2021 9:30 am Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Cover Image: Peace Be Still, by Mark A Hewitt, Pastel and Acrylic, 2012. Used with permission under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. The other readings for today are Job 38:1-11 and 2 Corinthians 6:1-13. You are encouraged to read them prior to worship or during the week. Saint Andrew’s Lutheran Church; Bellevue, WA | www.SALC.church 1 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost June 20, 2021 WELCOME! WELCOME TO LIVESTREAM WORSHIP: It is our joy to welcome you to worship today, from wherever you may be viewing. We give thanks for whatever brought you, and pray that you may experience the love of God surrounding you and upholding you as we gather together online to give thanks to God through Word and Sacrament. During this heightened time of awareness and prevention regarding Coronavirus, we would like to let you know..... • As part of normal practices, the Altar Guild washes hands prior to preparing the Communion supplies and ensures that common use items are cleaned for use weekly. • In addition to these practices, the Altar Guild is also: ◊ sanitizing trays and bowls before and after services. ◊ wiping down the altar, railing, and baptismal font before and after services. • Communion is set for each worship participant at physically distanced locations in the Sanctuary. • Worship participants wash hands and use hand sanitizer before, during, and after worship. • At the Peace, we share a verbal “Peace be with You” to maintain physical distancing. • We are wiping down “common touch” areas in the Sanctuary, such as the armrests and tops of pews, before each service. • Hand sanitizer is available throughout the building for use. • Frequent and thorough handwashing is encouraged. • “Common touch” areas are being sanitized daily. • Furnaces run to help filter the air in the building. HOLY COMMUNION is God’s Word of love made visible in bread and wine. At Communion Distribution, the BREAD is gluten free. RED WINE is offered by individual cup. WHITE GRAPE JUICE is offered by individual cup. WE WELCOME CHILDREN IN WORSHIP and offer a variety of resources to include them: • “Younger Disciples Tips” are in the bulletin with ideas to engage children in worship. • “A Time for Younger Disciples” during worship invites all children to listen to a message. • Links to download and print an activity sheet for Sunday are in each week’s Trendings eNews. 2 Saint Andrew’s Lutheran Church; Bellevue, WA | www.SALC.church Fourth Sunday after Pentecost June 20, 2021 June 20, 2021 Order of Worship 9:30 am Fourth Sunday after Pentecost GATHERING All Singer Pastor Welcome to Worship! As we prepare for worship, we invite you to a time of silence and focus. Find a comfortable place in your home for worship. Get some crackers or bread and something to drink so that we can share Communion. Light a candle if you have one. PRELUDE Nocturno for Horn [Franz Strauss] Sophie Simpson-Khan, horn; Will Simpson, piano WELCOME Pastor Lara HYMN Eternal Father, Strong to Save ELW Hymn 756 CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS APOSTOLIC GREETING The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. HYMN OF PRAISE Come, Thou Almighty King ELW page 408 Stanzas 1 and 4 PRAYER OF THE DAY A TIME FOR YOUNGER DISCIPLES Pastor Lara WORD PSALM 107:1-3, 23-32 Word of God. Word of Life. Saint Andrew’s Lutheran Church; Bellevue, WA | www.SALC.church 1 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost June 20, 2021 MUSICAL INTERLUDE Younger Disciples Tip: If you have a Spark Story Bible, this story is on page 286. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE GOSPEL The Holy Gospel according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. GOSPEL Mark 4:35-41 The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. SERMON Pastor Rick Pribbernow HYMN When Peace like a River ELW Hymn 785 AFFIRMATION OF FAITH Apostles’ Creed Trusting in God’s baptismal promises, we affirm our faith using the words of the Apostles’ Creed. I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Younger Disciples Tip ~ Prayers/Offering: Invite children to write down who they want to pray for this week and one way they can serve their family/community. THE PRAYERS Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. 2 Saint Andrew’s Lutheran Church; Bellevue, WA | www.SALC.church Fourth Sunday after Pentecost June 20, 2021 THE PEACE The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you. If you are at home, we encourage you to post the peace on a social media platform. ANNOUNCEMENTS Pastor Lara OFFERING This Is My Father’s World [arr. Richard Walters] Erin Simpson, solo OFFERTORY PRAYER MEAL INVITATION TO COMMUNION AND COMMUNION DISTRIBUTION THE LORD’S PRAYER Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen. PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION SENDING Younger Disciples Tip ~ Blessing: Mark the sign of the cross on your child’s forehead as a reminder of this sending blessing. BLESSING SENDING HYMN Praise and Thanksgiving ELW Hymn 689 SENDING (dismissal) Go in peace. You are the body of Christ. Thanks be to God! POSTLUDE Fugue in E flat [ J.S. Bach] Saint Andrew’s Lutheran Church; Bellevue, WA | www.SALC.church 3 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost June 20, 2021 PARTICIPANTS Presiding Minister Pastor Lara Forbes Preaching Minister Pastor Rick Pribbernow Director of Music Ministries/Organist Dr. Will Simpson Altar Guild Phillip Misner Singers Matt Camrud, Erin Simpson, Jean Wahlstrom Horn Sophie Simpson-Khan Audio/Visual Sharon Gurtel, Susan Hegedus WELCOME to WORSHIP WE WELCOME PASTOR RICK PRIBBERNOW as our Preaching Minister this morning. As we celebrate pride month in June, the celebration of the LGBTQ+AA community, Pastor Rick has just recently retired from Open Door Ministries where he has served for 28 years as well as working as both a counselor and trainer in life skills and parenting education. COMMEMORATIONS: Onesimos Nesib, translator, evangelist, died 1931 June 21 Onesimos was born in Ethiopia. Captured and taken as a slave to Eritrea, he was there freed by Swedish missionaries. He translated the Bible into his native Oromo and returned to preach there. John the Baptist June 24 John said, “[Jesus] must increase, but I must decrease.” And so his birth is celebrated half a year before Jesus’, just as the daylight in the northern hemisphere begins to wane. Jesus honored John as being the greatest prophet. Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, 1530 June 25 On this day in 1530 the German and Latin editions of the Augsburg Confession were presented to the Emperor Charles of the Holy Roman Empire. The Augsburg Confession was written by Philipp Melanchthon and endorsed by Martin Luther, and consists of a brief summary of points in which the reformers saw their teaching as either agreeing with or differing from that of the Roman Catholic Church of the time. Philipp Melanchthon, renewer of the church, died 1560 June 25 Though he died on April 19, Philipp Melanchthon is commemorated today because of his connection with the Augsburg Confession. Colleague and co-reformer with Martin Luther, Melanchthon was a brilliant scholar, known as “the teacher of Germany.” REOPENING PLANNING REOPENING FOR IN-PERSON WORSHIP: The Reopening Task Force is excited to announce the reopening of in-person worship at Saint Andrew’s beginning on June 27, 2021! We will open and continue with one service each Sunday at 9:30 am, with a simultaneous livestream to our YouTube channel. The initial number of in-person attendees will be limited to 40. However, we expect to gradually increase that number as we refine our processes and make adjustments based on state and county guidelines as they are modified for indoor gatherings. In order to attend in person, we are requiring that people sign up each week in advance utilizing an online reservation system that is available at https://salc.church/in-person-worship-signup. Reservations open each Monday at 6:00 pm for the following Sunday. You may call the church office, 425-746-2529, to reserve seats if you aren’t able to access the website. Details about worshiping in-person and an overview of the processes we’ve put in place to maintain safety for everyone can be found at https://salc.church/reopening. We are looking forward to this important step as we transition out of the pandemic, and we are grateful for your prayers and support. 4 Saint Andrew’s Lutheran Church; Bellevue, WA | www.SALC.church Fourth Sunday after Pentecost June 20, 2021 NOMINATING COMMITTEE We have learned that several members elected to the 2021 Nominating Committee are no longer able to serve.